Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids get rejected because they got a 790 or even a 780 in math.

It had to be something else.

There are so many kids with perfect or near perfect grades and scores applying. It’s just a numbers game, and admission to these “elite” schools, even with all the right stats, is essentially a lottery.

Have your kid apply but also pick out some less prestigious schools at which they could undoubtedly get an excellent education and be perfectly happy.

Anonymous wrote:I know it doesn’t hurt, but does it actually help anyone?

Most students have a 790, so that score by itself doesn't make you stand out.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

No. It hurts at MIT if below that.

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I don't think kids get rejected because they got a 790 or even a 780 in math.

It had to be something else.

Not looking for CMU or MIT, just a good old state flagship will do.

Anonymous wrote:DD had 800 M 790 V and got rejected from Eng at MIT, Brown and WL at Cornell. It is something but not a ticket in anywhere.

Because acceptance rates at those schools are Single digits and most STEM/Engineering majors have a 780+ Math.

But at anything outside the T25, yes a 790 MATH will help with STem/Engineering admissions. Doesn't guarantee anything, and having an 800 does not move the needle really either.

But it shows you are capable of being an engineering major.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on where the kid is applying. Will help at state flagships and many specialty schools but does not help at MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc.

+1 my DC who had 800 on math (and 780 on English) was rejected by MIT, CMU, even GA Tech and UIUC (also had 4.0 uwgpa, and 4.92 wgpa from a magnet program).

Got into state flagship with merit.

Granted, DC is a CS major.

Anonymous wrote:MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

No. It hurts at MIT if below that.

Retry for an 800.

DD had 800 M 790 V and got rejected from Eng at MIT, Brown and WL at Cornell. It is something but not a ticket in anywhere.

Depends on where the kid is applying. Will help at state flagships and many specialty schools but does not help at MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc.

Just from what my daughter tells me from school (she has a 790/790 and wants Engineering) and what I’ve seen on here, I think it’s pretty close to standard for engineering applicants.

MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

Have your kid retake and try to get an 800. You can’t be too careful.

I know it doesn’t hurt, but does it actually help anyone?